Krug Brut Rosé Champagne 27th Edition NV

98 points James Suckling: "Aromas of bread dough and watermelon with peaches on the nose. Some dried fruits. Full-bodied with phenolic tannins, like a fine pinot noir. The finish is very Burgundian with rose hip tea and dried lemons and kumquats. Crunchy. Delicious finish. Drink now or hold. (8/7/23)"

95-97 points Essi Avellan, MW: "(57% Pinot Noir, 23% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier). This Glorious rosé is a blend from nin vintages between 2015 and 2005. Medium-deep orange and onion skin toned colour. There is a lovely white pepper and vanilla whiff to the pristine nose of sweet berry richness. There is a lovely mélange of red and dark fruit. Despite its winey qualitites and fine intensity it comes with a rare feeling of airiness and precision for the base year 2015. Lovely laceyness to the texture, finishing on a long, dry and mineral note. (Sep 2023)"

96+ points Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate): "The NV Rosé 27ème Edition, much like the Grande Cuvée 171ème Edition, was created based on the 2015 vintage and is complemented with 38 reserve wines sourced from nine different years (which makes up 55% of the blend). The youngest reserve wine dates back to 2015, while the oldest goes all the way back to 2005. Additionally, the blend includes 10% Pinot Noir, sourced from Aÿ and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. This delightful rosé boasts a stunning, fresh bouquet of peony, blueberry, grapefruit, blood orange, warm biscuits and spring flowers. It has a medium to full-bodied texture and is both tense and crystalline, with a delicate yet concentrated structure and a salty, lingering and mouthwatering finish. I find the mid-palate particularly fascinating, as it is both fleshy and delicate. This lively and pure Champagne rosé from Krug is made up of 57% Pinot Noir, 23% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier. (6/15/23)"

96+ points Sarah Mayo (The Wine Independent): "Krug Rose 27eme Edition is an alluring assemblage rosé of 38 different wines composed of 45% from the 2015 vintage and 55% from reserve wines, the oldest of which is 2005. Pale coral with glints of gold, it is a 57% Pinot Noir, 23% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier blend of which between 8-11% is still red wine from Ay and Marieul. Expressive notes of morello cherry, pomegranate, ripe Meyer lemon, anise, toast, and smoke lead into a medium to full-bodied palate enlivened by racy, mineral-tinged acidity along with savory red fruit, citrus peel, and toast notes. It finishes wonderfully vibrant, elegant and long. According to the Krug iD122001 the bottle tasted was disgorged in the first quarter of 2022. Alcohol 12.5%. Drink: 2023-2038. (11/8/23)"

96 points Tyson Stelzer (The Champagne Guide): "(2015 base vintage; tasted in 2023 in France; 23% chardonnay, 57% pinot noir, 20% meunier; 10% red wines from Ay and Mareuil-sur-Ay; 45% 2015, 55% reserves; 38 wines from 9 years from 2005 to 2015; disgorged winter 2021-2022; ID 122001). The generous red ruits of the warm 2015 harvest well up in a medium bright salmon hue and leap from the glass in a panoply of strawberry, morello cherry and pink lady apple, even notes of pink pepper and fennel characteristic of the season. The phenolic presence of 2015 in concert with fine red wine tannins makes for a confidently structured style, yet very finely textured and intricately entwined with fine chalk minerality and impressively focused malic acid drive. With grand poise and endurance, this is a triumph for this season. Julie highlights the tremendous potential for this Édtion to age very long, and I would not doubt it for an instant. (Edition VII; 2024)"

96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The Krug Rosé “27ème Édition” is crafted this year from a cépages of fifty-seven percent pinot noir, twenty-three percent chardonnay and twenty percent pinot meunier. It is from the base year of 2015 and includes reserve wines in it all the way back to 2005, with fully fifty-five percent of the cuvée being comprised of reserve wines in this iteration. Ten percent of the pinot noir in the blend is still red wine from vineyards in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Aÿ. The wine offers up beautiful depth in its complex and very precise bouquet of blood orange, rhubarb, a touch of cherry skin, a beautifully refined base of chalky soil, delicate spice tones, wheat toast, dried rose petals and a delicate topnote of caraway seed. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, focused and gently vinous, with superb depth at the core, refined mousse and a very long, complex and seamlessly balanced finish. The high percentage of reserve wines in the 27ème Édition gives it already a beautiful, gentle of patina of older Champagne that makes it a gorgeous drink right out of the blocks! A stunning wine. 2023-2060. (Jul/Aug 2023)"

96 points Wine Spectator: "A graceful Champagne, deftly integrating a firm spine of mouthwatering acidity with a finely detailed texture and an expansive range of flavors, including chopped almond, black cherry and apricot fruit, pink grapefruit peel and accents of sea salt, ground ginger and white peppercorn that crackle on the palate. Shows lovely precision and expression, with a long, racy finish. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Disgorged winter 2021 to 2022. Drink now through 2030. (11/30/23)"

96 points Peter Moser (Falstaff): "Subtle salmon pink in colour with silver reflections and a fine mousse. On the nose, a multi-faceted bouquet of fresh red cherry, a touch of raspberry pulp, fresh orange, and lemon zest. The complex palate is juicy, with white apple and a touch of delicate dried plum, mineral, and persistent with fine sweetness on the finish which is saline with some fine yellow tropical fruit notes. A complex food wine. (11/5/23)"